Jan 26 Trump ordered to pay additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. Continue reading
Jan 26 Georgia Senate creates special committee with subpoena power to investigate DA prosecuting Trump By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Republican senators say the panel is needed to determine whether the Democratic district attorney misspent state tax money in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others. Continue reading
Jan 26 U.S. hits pause on funding UN agency for Palestinians after claims staffers were involved in Hamas Oct. 7 attack By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press The U.S. is the biggest donor to the agency, which has been providing aid to Gaza's population amid Israel's offensive. Continue reading
Jan 26 Speaker Johnson warns Senate's bipartisan border deal will be 'dead on arrival' in House By Stephen Groves, Associated Press He sent a letter to colleagues that supported an effort by hardline conservatives following the lead of Donald Trump to sink the compromise on border and immigration policy. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: Biden speaks with Egyptian, Qatari leaders about hostages, NSC spokesman says By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says Biden's Friday conversations with the Egyptian president and Qatari emir were constructive but people "should not expect any imminent developments."… Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump walks out of court during closing arguments of E. Jean Carroll defamation trial By Larry Neumeister, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan interrupted the closing argument that the lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, was making on behalf of writer E. Jean Carroll to note for the record that Trump "just rose and walked out of the courtroom."… Continue reading
Jan 25 Alabama carries out country's 1st execution by nitrogen gas after Supreme Court ruled it could proceed By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics… Continue reading
Jan 25 Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse amid election year pressure By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate negotiators have been striving for weeks on a carefully negotiated compromise on border and immigration policy. But even before the senators have had a chance to finalize the legislation and release it to their colleagues, election-year politics and opposition… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 4:38 Possible deal on Ukraine aid, immigration reform at risk of collapsing By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura High-stakes negotiations in Washington over two intertwined and looming issues were derailed on Thursday. The possible deals to aid Ukraine and reform the U.S. immigration system are at risk of collapsing under their own political weight. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 4:43 What happened in court when Trump took the stand in federal defamation case By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Donald Trump took the stand in a New York City courtroom on Thursday as part of the defamation lawsuit filed by writer E. Jean Carroll. In an earlier trial, Trump was found guilty of sexually abusing Carroll in the 1990s… Continue watching